The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that a total of 6 people with COVID-19 have died.
There have now been a total of 1,726 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of midnight Tuesday 23rd June the HPSC has been notified of 5 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 25,396 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland. One of these new cases is in Waterford.
As of midnight on June 21st, 92% of all confirmed cases to date are estimated to have recovered from COVID-19.
Dr. Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said; “Through our collective action, we have moved in the right direction in our fight against widespread community transmission of COVID-19. As we go forward, the behaviour and progression of this disease is in all of our hands.”
“Every single one of us today has the ability to reduce the impact the virus might have on our most vulnerable and those at risk. You can do this by keeping a physical distance from others or wearing a face covering when in busy public places like shops and public transport, and by continuing to keep your number of daily contacts as low as possible.”
Meanwhile
The HSE says it hopes the new contact tracing app which is being developed by Waterford company Nearform, can be launched next week.
The app uses bluetooth technology to keep a log of any contacts who are considered to have been in close contact with Covid-19 patients.
The technology has been undergoing extensive testing ahead of its release, and is subject to Government approval.
CEO Paul Reid says any technical or data protection issues have been sorted out: "We are awaiting it to be brought to cabinet and approved by cabinet. Once that its approved we hope to be in a position next week to be launching it."
